BENGALURUA day after a boy in a safari vehicle was injured by a leopard which sneaked through one of the windows of the vehicles and attacked the boy with its claws at Bannerghatta Biological Park during a safari ride, Park officials on Saturday fitted the safari vehicles with iron mesh to avert wild animals from sneaking through the vehicle windows. On Friday, a 13-year-old boy was injured after a leopard sneaked into the vehicle through one of the safari vehicle windows and injured the boy. The incident occurred during the safari rides when the driver stopped the vehicle for a brief moment when a leopard managed to sneak through the window where the boy was seated next to the window. The leopard injured the boy with its claws and the injured boy was treated at a private hospital for his injuries close to his elbow. The leopard attack on the boy was videographed by a person in another vehicle from behind. Earlier, Minister of Forests and Environment Eshwar Khandre directed officials concerned to initiate measures to fit windows of all safari vehicles with mesh.
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